Hi Brian, Thanks for that. I checked it a few years back and yes my Daniel is mentioned with respect to shipping and his land purchase. I was able to follow that up with the Titles Office which was a mine of information. I've sent a query to the State Library to see if they can think of anything too. Cheers, Jo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Jones" <bmjon450@yahoo.com.au> To: <aus-qld@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 9:33 AM Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD] Public Documents Jo The Pre-Separation Index, more recently called the Early Pioneers Index indexes lots of names in relation to over 70 record sources. Qld Family History published it. The State Library will hold it. Brian Jones --- On Fri, 28/8/09, Joanne Mitchell <jomitch@ncable.net.au> wrote: From: Joanne Mitchell <jomitch@ncable.net.au> Subject: [AUS-QLD] Public Documents To: AUS-QLD-L@rootsweb.com Received: Friday, 28 August, 2009, 2:48 PM Hi List, When he arrived in Moreton Bay in 1853, my ancestor Daniel Cusack indicated that he could read and write, however he has left no personal papers (at least none that I can locate). What I have found instead are a couple of cases where Daniel signed public documents which have been preserved in some form or other. Specifically, it was reported in the Moreton Bay Courier just after his arrival that he signed a petition of thanks along with other passengers, wishing the shipboard teacher well in his endeavours. In the last couple of days it has been brought to my attention that his name also appears on a list of signatories which was successful in having Brisbane proclaimed a municipality on 6th September, 1859. Firstly, I would like to know who holds the original petitions (there were 3), which I assume must still exist in some form for the lists to have been drawn up. Secondly, I am wondering if anyone knows of any other similar public documents which may list some of the citizens of pre-separation Brisbane or which the public may have contributed to. I would like to know what issues were relevant to Daniel and his family at this time and whether he might have voiced his opinions in some forum. Any thoughts welcome. With thanks, Jo Mitchell Geelong ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-QLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________________________________________________________________________________ Find local businesses and services in your area with Yahoo!7 Local. Get started: http://local.yahoo.com.au ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-QLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message